Improvement in vapor-burners



W. H. SMITH.

Vapor Burner.

Patented Aug. 23. 1870.

i No. 106.736.

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W/ TNE SSE 5' waited'v tatr 4wILLAnD H. SMITH,

OF NEW YORK, Y.

Letters Patent No. 106,736, dated Ang/ust 23, 1870.

IMPROY'EMENT IN VAPOR-BURNERS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame To all whomI it may concern: Be it known that I, WILLAuD Il. Saum,of the city, county, and State of New York',have made certain new-anduseful Improvements in Light Oil Vapor-Burners; a'nd I do hereby declarethat the following is a`full and exact description of the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings and lettersot'reference, they making part oi' this specification, in which- 1Figure l represents a vert-ical central longitudinal section ot' aburner with my improvements.

Figure 2, a vertical central cross-section of' the same.

' Figure 3 is a top view ot the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspomling parts in the severalfigures.

The object ofi-this invention is to have a vertical vapor-burner forburning light-oil, which produces a large, broad, and brilliant llame,is well protected against the wind, so that it may be used in the streetor open air, and it is soconst-ructed that it can be manufactured for asmall expense, has great durability, and can be regulated with moreaccuracy and facility than those heretofore known.

lo enable others skilled in thev art to make and use my invention, Iwill proceed to. describe its details ot' construction and operation.

A represents a horizontal wick-tube for supplying the burner. It leadsfrom the oil-basin, and is fitted 'on a hub projecting from the rearheating-plate B of the burner, and from there the oil .is conducted intothe vertical vapor-tube C, secured in the same piojection on the backofthe plate B. f

The lower end of this wick-tube is secured int-o the horizontal'projection of the vertical socket D, in

which the vcrticalvalve or regulating-screw E is arranged, for thepurpose of regulating the supply ot' vapor, in accordance 'with theconsumation of the desired llame of the burner.

- F represents the air and gas-mixing tube'. which is arrangedvertically and centrally above the said valve-` screw,.with a suiiicientspace between its lower end and the socket D to admit the air to passbetween them and pass up into the said' tube. p G1 is the month ortip ofthe. burner, into the lower socket of which the said` air-tube isscrewed. lt is constructed with two similar-shaped heatingplates, l5 andB', one in front and .the other in rear, connected together at the topby studs, between which the flame ofthe burner is guided.4

In order to mix the` air passing up the air-tube with the vapor in asuperior manner, I form in the lower portion, between these plates, achamber, H, into .wnichthe air-tube leads, and have in it, above theopening ot the air-tube, a fiat cross-plate or piece,

I, so that the vapor and air passing up from the said tube strikesagainst the same, are reflected in various` directions, and,consequelltly, mixing themselves in said chamber in superior' manner. e

J J J represent a series ot' cross-studs between the plates B and B',which are distributed along 'near the upper periphery of the saidplates, in about thc same distances apart, and serve the purpose ol'heating and mixing t-he vapors between them and the upper periphery ofthe chamber -I-I, which latter is perforated or made with jet-holes, b bb, in a manner to direct the currents ot' the vapors passing from thesaid chamber toward the said studs; and I have also a series ofperforations, c a a, in the plate B, distributed along the upperperiphery ofthe chamber H, through which I obtain a secondaryfsupply ot'air and oxygen, so that'the combustiouof the vapors between said platesB andv B' is effected with great energy, and thereby a brilliant ilameobtained.

' lhe valve-screw E is made with a shoulder, K, to

lprovide-it from being forced in its seat extravagantly,

4and causing'thereby the escape-opening to become too large for use.

. Above and below this shoulder I provide the said screw with a conicalportion, and with seats in the socket D to it those portions,.so that adouble valve- I seat isobtained for the screw, by means ot' which thestoppage of t-he oil through said valve is made more durable andpositive.

The socket c, into which the 4.tubes A and C are secured, andthe rim dfor forming the chamber H, and cross-studs J -J between the plates B andB', and a small stud, t', are all formed on and cast wit-h theheating-plate B.

The plate B is made simply fiat, with corresponding holes in it to passover the ends ot' the studs` J J and the stud t, and` said plat-e isplaced and riveted, by means o't"v said studs, to the plate B, wherebythe upper portion or tip G ot' the burner is completed.

rlhesocket D is then furnished and fitted with the screw E, with thescrew-plug e, waste-cup with the tube C, the tip G furnished with thetube F, and thc upper end ot' the tube O screwed into the socket c,whereupon the burner is entirely complet-ed.

From this it will be seen that this burner is ot' simple and durableconstruction, and can be manufactured for a limited expense.

Having fully described my invention,

What I claim therein, and desire tosecnre by Letters Patent, is-

1. The employment ot' the chamber II, provided wit-h jet-holes b b, incombination with the plates B and B and the studs J J. substantiallyas'and forthe purposeherein shown.

2. rlhe jet-holes i) b and studs J' J, when arranged in relation to eachother, and used for the pui-.pose substantially as herein described.

3. The employment of' the perforations a a, when used in combinationwith thc vertical heater-plate B and I', when connected together bystuds J J', substantially as and for the purpose herein stated.

4. The employment of the cross-plaiehl, when arranged relatively to andin combination with the chamber H, substantially as and for the purposeseb forth.

5. The arrangement of the vertical heating-plate B and B', whenconnect-ed together by studs, and employed to guide the flamevertically, for the purpose herein stated.

(i. The employment of the double valve and seats, of tbe socket'D andscrew E, in combination with the shoulder K, substantially as and forthe purpose herein set; forth.

W. H. SMITH.

Witnesses:

L. kmsmenu, S. 'FlsoHEIL

